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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Quotes: We do not just risk repeating history if we sweep it under the carpet, we also risk being myopic about our present.
         

We do not just risk repeating history if we sweep it under the carpet, we also risk being myopic about our present.


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We do not just risk repeating history if we sweep it under the carpet, we also risk being myopic about our present.
         



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